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6 Keys To Managing Funding From People Close To You

Startup Professionals Musings

Cohen and John Kador, in their classic book “ What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know ,” includes these great points of practical advice on this subject: Manage expectations before the fact. In the interim, there is no market for the shares, and no dividends or interest. Tie payments to your product or service revenue.

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The Good The Bad And The Ugly Of Funding From Friends

Startup Professionals Musings

Cohen and John Kador, in their classic book “ What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know ,” includes these great points of practical advice on this subject: Manage expectations before the fact. In the interim, there is no market for the shares, and no dividends or interest. Tie payments to your product or service revenue.

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Founders Finding Funding From Friends May Be Fools

Startup Professionals Musings

Cohen and John Kador, in their recent book “ What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know ,” includes these best points of practical advice I’ve seen recently on this subject: Manage expectations before the fact. In the interim, there is no market for the shares, and no dividends or interest.

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Don’t Hurt Friends and Family Investors Who Love You

Startup Professionals Musings

Cohen and John Kador, in their new book “ What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know ,” includes these best points of practical advice I’ve seen recently on this subject: Manage expectations before the fact. In the interim, there is no market for the shares, and no dividends or interest. Tie payments to your cash flow.

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How To Take Money From Friends And Still Be Friends

Startup Professionals Musings

Cohen and John Kador, in their classic book “ What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know ,” includes these best points of practical advice I’ve seen recently on this subject: Manage expectations before the fact. In the interim, there is no market for the shares, and no dividends or interest.

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Startup Fairy Tales and Other Tall Tales That Venture Capitalists Tell

Growthink Blog

The typical wisdom regarding the appropriate financing course for a new company goes as follows: 1. This venture capital financing - usually between $3 and $10 million - is the first of a number of rounds of outside investment over a period of three to five years. There are a lot of dark, hard days.

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Does raising money mean you should start scaling?

The Next Web

Howard Marks is a serial entrepreneur and Managing Director of LA tech accelerator StartEngine. The two most important considerations are team dynamics and where you fit in the market. You’re basically tinkering with everything at this stage – product, marketing, sales, partnerships, etc. Things to consider before scaling.

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